Packing tips for sending a board, wetsuits and more overseas

We make surfboard delivery stress-free. As part of our Boxes and Bags Worldwide service, we'll come to your home, collect your surfboard, and take it to our nearest depot. Then, we'll securely pack it into a chemically strengthened cardboard box and ship it to your destination country.

Check your quote to confirm whether or not our vans are collecting your shipment. If it's one of our partners, your shipment will only be inspected when it arrives at our hub before export. In this instance, we strongly recommend buying a padded surfboard travel bag (Seven Seas Worldwide does not endorse these products). You can reuse a padded bag, which is far cheaper than replacing a damaged board.

But there are a few essential steps needed to prepare your surfboard for shipping:

• Clean and dry your surfboard. If we receive an unclean board, you'll incur a cleaning charge. Plus, if a local environmental agency in your destination country finds organic matter, it could lead to delays and fines.
• Protect your surfboard during transit to our depot by covering each end with cushioning materials like bubble wrap. Then, secure it with parcel tape.
• If possible, place your board into a hard surfboard shipping box. Otherwise, put it inside a surfboard bag and measure its height, depth and width to ensure it fits inside our boxes. Our maximum accepted dimensions are 85cm height, 155cm length and 26cm wide.
• Weigh your surfboard inside its box or bag on bathroom scales. Our weight limit is 30kg/66lbs.

You can ship surfing accessories, such as wetsuits, board wax, leashes, fins, and other beach gear in the same order. Please pack them into a sturdy cardboard box and cover anything fragile with bubble wrap.

Although not a professional packing service, our experienced staff will box your surfboard to a high standard. Our double-walled cardboard boxes protect your board during long international journeys.

First, we inspect the exterior of your bag for defects, such as scratches. Then, we protect both ends by covering them with foam tubing and securing them with parcel tape. We then further protect the ends using several layers of bubble wrap, secured with more packing tape.

We then gently slide your surfboard bag inside our box. If there is any movement, we'll add cushioning materials until it stops. Finally, we secure the box's lid using three layers of overlapping parcel tape and label it, ready to be shipped or stored.

Please note: your surfboard will be packed into a box made from the same materials, but a different shape.